Slightly True Stories by Christopher Richards

The Remodeling Song  

We need a new roof
To be aloof

And the cracks in the wall
And widening the hall

That was ten thousand dollars more

I don’t like the information
We don’t need no new foundation

They want to jack it up
They want to tear it up
They want to throw away rust
And make a lotta dust

And she was bitchin’
We need a new kitchen

It was ten thousand dollars more

Not another door
And a hardwood floor
It’s makin’ us poor

That was ten thousand dollars more

We got an estimate
It meant a lotta debt

And there was the paint
It made me feel faint

What’s that out back
It looks like a shack

They want to smash it up
They want to dig it up
They want to pull it down
And make a lotta sound

That was ten thousand dollars more

Hey, did I mention
She wants an extension

Where will it end?
I’m going round the bend

©  2008 Christopher Richards